CVE-2017-12615
KEV · ransomware High · CVSS 8.1- CVSS
- 8.1
- nvd
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- Listed
- ransomware
- Class
- oss containerizable
- CWE-434, CWE-434
Description
When running Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.79 on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g. via setting the readonly initialisation parameter of the Default to false) it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server via a specially crafted request. This JSP could then be requested and any code it contained would be executed by the server.
Affected packages
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 7.0.0 → 7.0.79 |
References
- http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466
- https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Status: profiled · ingested 2026-08-01T06:00:04.000Z